Question for the forum... What is the maximum wall height permitted in your jurisdiction without engineering design? What SDC are you in? Using 2015 International Residential Code, SDC D0 locally.
Per Table R602.3(5), the maximum wall height (for a bearing wall) is 10-ft where laterally unsupported. Footnote a. clarifies that the 10-ft height limit is between points of lateral support placed perpendicular to the plane of the wall. The exception is where walls comply with Exception 2 of Section R602.3.1 (snow load <25psf, wind <130mph, and max 6-ft of tributary load).
Thanks in advance.
Per Table R602.3(5), the maximum wall height (for a bearing wall) is 10-ft where laterally unsupported. Footnote a. clarifies that the 10-ft height limit is between points of lateral support placed perpendicular to the plane of the wall. The exception is where walls comply with Exception 2 of Section R602.3.1 (snow load <25psf, wind <130mph, and max 6-ft of tributary load).
Thanks in advance.
